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V - Z Are For ....
Completing the series of posts with Greek food and drink glossary - I hope it's been useful. Again, the bold italics show where the accent goes.veal - moschareevegetable - lahaniko venison - kreas elafioovinegar - xeedeewalnut - k...
T Is For ...
Continuing the Greek food and drink glossary. The letters in bold italics show where the accent goes.tarragon - trahooritea - tsaeethyme - theemareetomato - domatatripe - patsastrout - pestrofotruffle - troofatuna - to...
S Is For ...
Continuing the Greek food and drink glossary. The letters in bold italics show where the accent goes.salmon - solomossalt - alatisardine - sardella (soft d)sauce - saltsasausage - lookanikoseafood - thalassinasesame - soos...
R Is For ...
Continuing the Greek food and drink glossary. The bold italics show where the accent is.radish - repanakiraisin - staffeeda (soft d)raspberry - smeoororecipe - seentagee (soft g)rice - reezeerosemary - thendrolivanoca-pub-5932202259726035...
P is for ...
Continuing the Greek food and drink glossary. The bold italics show where the accent is.pancake - teeganeeta (soft g)parsley - mydanospastry - zeemeepeas - bizeliapeach - rodakeeno (soft d)pear - ahladee (soft d)pepper - p...
N and O are for ...
Continuing the series with food and drink glossary in Greek. Once again, the accent is shown by the letters in bold italics.nectarine - nektareeneenuts - xeeroos karpoosnutmeg - mos-hokarido (soft d)oats - vromioctopus - htapodi (soft d)oil - ladee (...
M Is For ...
Continuing the Greek food and drink glossary series. The letters in bold italics show where the accent is.mackerel - skoobreemargarine - margareeneemarjoram - mantzoorannamarrow - kollokeetheemastic - masteehameal - yevmameat - kreasmelon - pepponimi...
K And L Are For ...
Continuing the Greek glossary for food and drink related words. The letters in bold and italics are where the accent goes.kidney - nefrokipper - rengalamb - arneeleek - prassalemon - lemonilettuce - marrooleelime - gleekolemonnoliver - seekottiloaf -...
I and J are for ...
Continuing the Greek food & drink glossary. There aren't many starting with I and J. As alwaysl, the letters in bold italics show where the accent is.ice cream - pagotto (soft g)jam - marmelada (soft d)jelly - zellejuice - heemosca-pub-5...
Ostracism
Continuing the occasional series on modern phrases or expressions that have Greek origins (see Halcyon Days), this post is about the word ostracize.Nowadays, the word means to exclude from a group by common consent and the word comes from the practic...
H is for ....
Continuing the series on Greek food and drink vocabulary. As always, the letters in bold italics show where the accent goes.haddock - bakaliarosham - zambonhazelnut - foondookiherb - vottanoherring - rengahoney - mellihors-d'oeuvre - orektiko horsera...
Halcyon Days
I'd like to do the occasional post about modern phrases or expressions that have Greek origins. I'll only do those that I feel might be of some interest. So I'll start with the phrase Halcyon Days.Nowadays it is used in English to express a kind of n...
G is for....
Continuing the Greek glossary for food and drink related vocabulary. The accent is shown by the letters in bold italics.gastronomy - gastronomeea (the English word came from the Greek)ginger - piperoreezagrain - siteeragrape - stafeeleegravy ...
F is for ...
Yet another post in the Greek Food & Drink Glossary series, this time for the letter F. Again the bold italics show where the accent is.feast - fagopotti (soft g)feed - ta - eezofennel - marathofenugreek - treegonella (soft g)fig...
E is for ...
Again, continuing the Greek glossary for food and drink. There really aren't a lot of words beginning with E! Anyway, the words are written as they should be pronounced in English and the bold italics show where the accent is.eat - trawegg - avga...
D is for ...
Again, continuing the Greek glossary for fod and drink-related words. There aren't really very many beginning with D. A reminder that the letters in bold italics are where the accent goes.dessert - epidorpio (soft d)dill - aneethodough - ...
C is for ...
Continuing the Greek glossary for food and drink, as they are pronounced in English. Letters in bold italics are where the accent goes.cabbage - lahanocarp - kipreenoscarrot - karrottocauliflower - koonoopeedee (soft d)celery - selleenocereal - deem...
B is for ....
Continuing the Greek glossary for food and drink. Again, the words are written as they are pronounced in English and the bold italics show where the accent goes.banana - banana (!!)barley - kritharribasil - vassiliko (from the Greek word for royal)be...
A is for...
I've decided to start posting a basic Greek glossary for food and drink, to go with the recipe posts. That way, when you entertain people to a Geek meal, you can impress them with your knowledge of Greek!As well as going alphabetically through food a...
